Mondaire Jones

A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mondaire Jones leverages a wealth of legal and public service experience to represent clients across a range of complex commercial litigation and government investigations matters, as well as advise on strategic, policy, and crisis management issues.

During his time in Congress representing New York’s 17th District, Mondaire served on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ethics Committees and was the youngest member of House Democratic leadership. Since 2023, Mondaire has served as a member of the bipartisan U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, where he notably led a groundbreaking report on the civil rights implications of the federal use of facial recognition technology. He is a frequent commentator on broadcast and cable television networks, including CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and NewsNation, is regularly quoted in major national media outlets, and has made dozens of appearances on legal and political podcasts.

Prior to his election to Congress, Mondaire served as Assistant County Attorney in the Westchester County Attorney’s Office, where he managed and litigated dozens of important civil cases across a range of contexts, including breach of contract, employment discrimination, and torts. Before that, he was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where his practice encompassed both civil litigation and white collar criminal defense and investigations. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew L. Carter, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.